Lord of the Flies

     

Lord of the Flies1963

Director: Peter Brook
Stars: James Aubrey, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman, Nicholas Hammond
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 90 minutes

Harry Hook's adaptation is not as faithful to the William Golding novel as you'd wish (they excised the Lord of the Flies dialogue with Simon!) and because of it, the movie is less allegorical and less resonant. A group of young men from a military … more »


Jack:
We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English! And the English are best at everything!

2.7 / 3 votes
1,528

Share your thoughts on this Lord of the Flies's quote with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this quote in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

    Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this movie quote to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Lord of the Flies Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quotes.net/mquote/56338>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Know another quote from Lord of the Flies?

    Don't let people miss on a great quote from the "Lord of the Flies" movie - add it here!

    Our favorite collection of

    Famous Movies

    »

    Browse Quotes.net

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a quotes master?

    »
    In which movie does this quote appear: "May the Force be with you."?
    A Star Wars
    B Rocky
    C E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
    D Toy Story